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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Raymundo Talley (ranked 7117 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andre Zirkovic (ranked 6409 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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177 lbs
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180 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Raymundo Talley!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Andre Zirkovic!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Igor Prikhodko and Dmitry Maklakov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zirkovic shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Zirkovic throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Talley to regain full guard.
Zirkovic tries to free his leg and advance position but Talley is retaining full guard.
Talley is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Zirkovic loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Zirkovic postures up and lands a big shot to Talley's brow.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Talley looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Zirkovic wants to control from the top but Talley keeps moving.
Zirkovic working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Talley's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zirkovic sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Talley pulls Zirkovic in to control the position.
Zirkovic wants to stand but Talley has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Talley wants to sweep but no luck.
Talley has a closed guard, preventing Zirkovic from standing up.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Zirkovic feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Talley kicks Zirkovic off and gets to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Talley closes this distance looking for a takedown but Zirkovic circles away.
Talley is breathing heavily.
Zirkovic fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Talley to the ground. Zirkovic is now in Talley's guard.
Zirkovic drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Talley manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Zirkovic has Talley in his guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Zirkovic manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Talley manages to get himself to full guard.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Zirkovic sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Talley's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zirkovic is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Zirkovic not doing much here.
Zirkovic is looking to take a break and control but Talley is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Zirkovic is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Zirkovic working to pass to mount. He's got his hand pressing down on Talley's thigh. Talley counters though and makes it back to full guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Talley is on top in guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Zirkovic has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Talley can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Andre Zirkovic will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Zirkovic fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Talley looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Zirkovic shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Talley pinned against the cage. Talley gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Zirkovic slaps away a takedown attempt from Talley, before circling back to the center of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zirkovic ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Talley moves away.
Zirkovic fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Raymundo Talley has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Andre Zirkovic.
Zirkovic shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Talley defends it nicely.
Talley seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Talley shoots in and bounces Zirkovic off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Talley is standing up over Zirkovic. Zirkovic looks to escape but Talley dives into side control.
Zirkovic felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zirkovic is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Zirkovic wants to get back to his feet.
Zirkovic tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Zirkovic wants to control but Talley is keeping busy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zirkovic gets full guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Zirkovic is adopting a defensive guard.
Talley throws a big elbow that misses.
Talley is fighting to break Zirkovic's control of his arms but Zirkovic is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Raymundo Talley overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Zirkovic throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Zirkovic is pulling down on Talley's head to control his posture.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Zirkovic is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Talley is aware though and is defending well.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Raymundo Talley is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Zirkovic looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Talley is fending him off so far but Zirkovic persists. Nope, Talley circles away and we're back to standing.
Zirkovic manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Talley on his heels. He'll look to pass Talley's guard now, I'm sure.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Raymundo Talley will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Talley shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Talley shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Zirkovic sprawls well. Zirkovic wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Talley gets slowly back to his feet.
Zirkovic fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Talley to the ground. Zirkovic is now in Talley's guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Talley looking to hit a scissor sweep but Zirkovic is one step ahead there.
Zirkovic trying to stand up but can't free himself from Talley's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zirkovic drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Talley manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Zirkovic has Talley in his guard.
Talley being controlled here momentarily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Zirkovic wants to stand and escape but Talley is having none of it.
Talley is fighting to break Zirkovic's control of his arms but Zirkovic is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Talley might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zirkovic looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Talley puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Zirkovic keeping control of the position.
Zirkovic wants to get back to his feet.
Zirkovic has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Talley is working away from the top position though.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Zirkovic closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Zirkovic stalling.
Zirkovic is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Talley has managed to free his arm - good work.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Zirkovic is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Talley is just riding it out for now. Zirkovic eventually gives up the hold.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Talley flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Andre Zirkovic comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Zirkovic has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 29:29
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 28:29
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Andre Zirkovic!
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energy
A | B |
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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
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